Solving addition and subtraction word problems

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Addition and subtraction

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We always need to use column addition or subtraction when answering word problems?

Class B won 456 house-points before Christmas. Class D won 106 more. How many did Class D win? Does this question require addition or subtraction to answer it?

Edinburgh castle sold 345 tickets for tours on Monday. On Tuesday it sold 109 less. How many tickets were sold on Tuesday?

Which of these calculations require regrouping?

Does this look like a reasonable answer?                       754 - 569 = 501

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